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Bill[_12_]

wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 18:06:45 -0400,
wrote:

My computers do not exude an explosive goo.

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Yet.

Have you ever seen an old electrolytic capacitor blow up? One of my
childhood acquaintances had one go right through the ceiling.

If you look at the capacitors in a PC, you will see they have an X cut
in the top of the can. They just pop open like a dinner roll instead
of exploding. The guys who still fix these things start right away by
replacing all of the capacitors or at least the ones that show any
sign of swelling or cracking open. These are hobbyists, not business
people.

Best capacitor I ever saw explode was one evening in the dark in a traffic
jam and the huge capacitor on a power pole next to the freeway went off
like a Roman candle, just happened to be looking in the correct direction.
Impressive,